In Focus

Materials from the Dec. 11 Broadband Deployment Council meeting: http://tinyurl.com/Dec11BDC

Help Lt. Governor Quinn honor Illinois' technology trailblazers:

Nominate a Tech Hero!

Know someone from Illinois who's shifted the tech landscape? An innovator? An entrepreneur? An engineer? A community organizer? If you know someone who's improved lives by developing technology and/or helping people use it nominate someone today!

Any technology enthusiast who lives (or has lived) in IL and who has empowered individuals and communities with technology is eligible for the honor.

Download the nomination form HERE .

Low-Cost Laptop Testimonial

Forest Park Public School District 91 recently purchased enough low-cost laptops to equip all of the district's fifth grade classrooms. Betsy Ross Elementary school teacher Katherine Valleau tells us just how much those laptops have benefited her st

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